Crypt.



J. H. STEWART.

CRYPT.

VAPPLIcATIoN FILED JUNE 18. 1914.

Patented July 18, 1916.

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JAMES H. STEWART, or YoEK', PENNSYLVANIA.

CRYPT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 18, 1916.

Application led .Tune 18, 1914. Serial No. 845,979.

ToaZZ whom t may concern.'

Be it known thatI, JAMES H. STEWART, a citizen of the United States, and resident of York, county of York, State of Pennsylvahave invented certain new and useful Improvements in Crypts, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to a mausoleum designed to care for a number of bodies in which the crypts or Catacombs are placed within a building in vertical tiers ory columns one on top of the other and these tiers arranged side by side about corridors in the building. i

The general arrangement of tiers varies to .conform to various floor vplans of the inclosing building. The front ends of the crypts.

or Catacombs usually front on the corridor or passageway and the tiers are supported above the grade line so as to allow a'space in the building belowthe crypts ;for a general air chamber and this lower air chamber is supplied with fresh air by inlet vents placed in the outer wall of the building. At the rear of the crypt tiers a series of flues is placed one flue for each crypt in the tier. y

siderably thicker than the side and top and .bottom walls and has a series of flues 18 These flues lead'from the lower fresh air chamber up and along the rear of the crypt tiers to an upper air chamber placed immediately over the crypt tiers and between the crypt tiers and the roof of the building.- The upper air chamber 'is supplied with roof ventilators which will permit the air to circulate from the bottom chamber to the top chamber and finally out of the structure. These individual flues pass from the bottom chamber to the top chamber and each crypt is connected to its particular flue by an opening or openings placed at the rear of the crypt. As the air circulates through these fines it will eXercise'a constant pull 'on'jthe air and acts within the crypt by way of their connection, thereby constantly drawing the gases, moisture, etc., out ofthe crypt. v-The gases, moisture, etc., are withdrawn from the crypts by the'circulation of the air through the rear crypt openings and upwardly through the flue at the rear.'

The best and novel features of my invention will be apparent from the following description taken in connection with the drawing, in which,

Figure 1 is a vertical cross section through a part of the building and showing a tier of crypts therein in section; Fig. 2 is a perspective view showing a groupY of crypts;

Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional view along the line 3-3 ofvFig. 4, part being broken away at the center and stowing a crypt constructed according to my invention; Fig. 4 is a horizontal section of acrypt taken on the line 4 4 of Fig. 3; Fig. 5 is a detail sectional view on the linevof'Fig. 4.

Referring to the drawing each crypt or 'catacomb A comprises a monolithic structure or borg-like casting of cement, concrete vor other Suitable material withthe top wall 10, the bottom wall 11,1the side walls 12 and '13 and the rear end wall 14 cast in one mass without joints. The crypt is rectangular in transverse and longitudinal cross section'and has the bands 15 and 16cast integral with vthe four lwalls10, 11, -12 and 13 at the front 'and rearends to form a bearing surface when the crypts are placed one on top of the other in vertical tiers and side by side. The bands 15-and 16 of the` adjacent crypts abut against one another separating the crypts from each otherion all four sides and forming air spaces 17 entirely around each crypt except at the bearing points. l

The rear end wall-14 of the crypt is connumber' of crypts which vare to be placed in 'each vertical tier of crypts. If the tiers are five high there will be five flues so that when .the crypts are placed in position one on top of the other the flues of the superposed crypts will register and each crypt will have I a separate and distinct flue leading from the 'y bottom lair chamber 20A to the top air chamber 21, in thebuilding 22 which incloses the crypts. The top air-chamber 21 has an outlet 23.through'the roof of the building 22. 'The air spaces 20 and21 at the bottom and top respectively serve as generalair spaces for a plurality of tiers ofcrypts, the air be ing admitted to the bottom air space 20 from the outside of the building. N

As shown in Figs. 1, 3 and 4 each crypt has a connection 24 at the bottom lwhich leads from the interior of the crypt to the particular flue 25 of the crypt and another opening 26 directly above the opening 24 and at the top of the crypt, which opening 26 connects the interior of the crypt at the top with the flue 25. The remaining fluesin the section in which the connections 24 and26 are located will have no connection with the said crypt but will form po-rtions of flues for other crypts. The other crypts in the tier will have similar connections with their respective flues to those shown at 24 and 26. The gases, moisture, etc., within the crypt are drawn off through these openings or connections from the crypt to the flue by the continuous circulation of air from the bottom to the top through the flue. A part of the fresh air rising upwardly through the flue will pass through the crypt and a part will rise verticallyvdirectly through the flue causing a draft and partial vacuum from the openings in the crypt and withdrawing gases and moisture. t

Each end wall 14 also has a series of smaller vertical passageways 27 extending therethrough parallel to the flues 18. The passageways 27 each register with a similar opening in the crypt immediately above and directly below it, whereby continuous ducts are` formed. These ducts or passageways 27 are separately connected with the successive crypts in the tier by means of the outlets 28 which lead from the lower rear end of the lcrypt into the passageways 27 to drain the crypt, the crypt having a slight pitch to the rear. The drain passageways 27 lead from the crypts to a drain .chamber below the building. It will thus be seen that when the crypt tiers are in position each crypt will have a separate and distinct drain. Suitable means may be supplied for providing oints between the lines 18 of the superposed crypts and also'between the superposed drainage passageway's.

The front of the crypt is vdesigned to be permanently sealed after the body has been placed therein. A rabbet or shoulderl 29 is formed at the front end when the crypt is cast. A metal sheet or shield 30 is placed in front so as to rest against the rabbet or shoulder 29. The sheet or shield 30 is perforated in the manner of metal lath for the purpose of plastering or building up and permanently bonding thereto a crypt or cement slab 31 facing on the outer side of the metal shield, thus forming a concrete seal for the front of the crypt. A marble slab 32 is set in position against the shoulder 29', as a facing for the concrete seal 31 and marble shelves 33 are placed in position between the slabs 32. v

On the back of the metal shield 30 and on the' inside ofthe crypt there is a vessel 34 to receive disinfecting material. From the vessel 34 a tube 35'is led through the plate 30, concrete 31 and slab 32 and is provided with a screw plug 36 on the outer side so that disinfecting material may be forced into the vessel and into the crypt at any time desired. The arrangement is such that a bulb or other suitable pressure device may be attached at the crypt as the evaporation of the disinfectant will be increased.

It is to be understood that I do not wish to be limited to the eXact detailsv of construction as shown and described as it is obvious that various changes may be made without departing from the spirit of the invention.

Having described my invention what l claim and desire to secure by Letters- Patent is, A

1. A crypt comprising a unitary hollow monolithic structure having a wall provided with a series of parallel flues, one of said flues being connected with and having communication with the interior of the crypt near the top and bottom thereof, the said crypt being otherwise closed to air circulation, whereby the draft through said flue communicating with said crypt will cause a circulation of air in the crypt.

2. A crypt comprising a unitary hollow monolithic structure having an end wall provided with a series of parallel flues, one of said llues being connected by separate passage-ways with the interior of the crypt near the top and bottom thereof, the said crypt being otherwise closed to air circulation, whereby the draft through said flue communicating with said crypt will cause a circulation vof air in the crypt, and a series of parallel drainage passageways in said wall, one of said passageways `communicating with the interior of said crypt at the bottom thereof.

3. A crypt comprising a hollow structure provided with a series of Ventilating passageways in its wall, one only of which co1nmunicates with the interior of said crypt, said crypt being provided with a drainage passageway and with spacing means at the ends thereof whereby the part intermediate the ends of said crypt will be spaced from adjoining crypts on all sides thereof and permit air circulation entirely around the crypt.

4. The combination of a series of separate similar crypts fitting together, the said crypts being provided with symmetrical spacing means around their ends and being also provided in corresponding walls with vertical registering Ventilating passageways and drainage passageways.

5. A plurality of crypts each comprising a unitary monolithic structure closed at one end, having symmetrical spacing band like projections around its ends and provided with vertical Ventilating passageways in the end wall extending through a band like proje'ction, one of said passageways communieating with the interior of the crypt, the

said crypts being adapted to be placed one on the other with the passageways registerlng.

6. In a mausoleum, the combination of a column of crypts, each of said Crypts Comprising a unitary monolithic structure having a series of lues and a series of duets in the rear end wall thereof; the ues and ducts in successive crypts registering to form a series of vertical air passageways and vertical drain passageways, respectively, corresponding in number to the numnbeil of crypts in the column, and connections between the interior of each crypt and its individual drain passageway and air passageway, the arrangement being such that each crypt has a single individual air flue and a single individual drain passageway in communication with the interior thereof.

In testimony whereof I aiiX my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JAMES H. STEWART. Witnesses:

MARGUERITE M. REARDON, RAY P. SHERWOOD.

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Washington, D. C. 

